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Rachael Bird, owner of Tailors in Cheltenham, recently crowned Racing TV’s pub of the year, knows better than anyone how much the races mean to the town. With crowds gathering during race week, the atmosphere is completely different compared to an average week, and it can be a challenge to contain excitement. “Only 20 spaces […]
“Horses are forced to run speeds of over 30 miles per hour while carrying people on their backs, often resulting in fatal injuries” says PETA Vice President of Programmes Elisa Allen. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organisation in the world, and PETA entities have more than 9 million members […]
It has been an eventful week throughout the Cheltenham festival so far, today Galopin Des Champs takes to the course in his bid to win three consecutive Gold cups, Best mate was the last horse to complete the hat trick in 2004. But we can expect fireworks from the get go? The 13:20 is the […]
Galopin Des Champs is looking to be only the fourth horse to win the Gold Cup three times with Golden Miller, Arkle and Best Mate to ever record this feat before. Willie Mullins’ trained horse has won the past two years at the racecourse and is the odds-on favourite to complete the three-peat. Can Galopin […]
Favourite Jagwar rides well in the Plate Handicap Chase to take the victory at 3/1. An emotional run for Jonjo O’Neill Jr. who was the jockey for Springwell Bay who fatally fell earlier today. The winner rode alongside Thecompanysergeant going over the last but cleared the number 14 to win by over two lengths. Further […]
“We got up at half three in the morning,” said multiple fans as the Irish entered town on Patrick’s Day at the Cheltenham Festival. Day three of the festival is well underway, and the Irish presence is as strong as ever. For many fans, the week is about more than just racing—it’s a chance to […]
Jagwar won the TrustATrader Handicap Plate in the final ITV race of Thursday afternoon as Jonjo O’Neill Jr won for Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerreiro. In O’Neill Jr’s second win of the Cheltenham festival, he was extremely competitive with the second favourite, Thecompanysergeant. Masaccio and Mars Harper at 11/1 and 100/1 respectively also placed in […]
It’s day three of the Cheltenham Festival. Day one and two had some surprising results, with Constitution Hill falling in the Champion Hurdle as well a set back from Jonbon in yesterday’s Champion Chase. They’re not the only big stories as the Cheltenham Festival saw it’s lowest attendance this century with just 41,949 spectators yesterday […]
A local cafe owner says his business sees an increase of up to 20% across race week as punters flock to the Green Coffee Machine opposite Cheltenham Spa station. The Cheltenham Festival has been running since 1860, making the 2025 edition the 165th. It has grown into one of the biggest horse racing events in […]
Day three of the Cheltenham Festival is set to be a great day of racing and punters will be keen to recoup some of their losses after a good day for the bookies yesterday with several of the short-priced favourites not living up to the expectation. It is St Patrick’s Thursday and the Irish will […]